Abstract: Based on the perspective of stakeholders, the social network analysis method was used to analyze the problems existing in the connection of stakeholders in the process of land expropriation compensation decision-making in Xinjiang pastoral areas. The results showed that the relationship between stakeholders of land expropriation compensation decision-making in Xinjiang pastoral areas was relatively loose; the government and management departments were absolutely in the central position in the relationship network; there were many “structural holes” among different kinds of stakeholders, and the relationship resources of “structural holes” were controlled by the government and management departments. Based on this, three policy suggestions were proposed to build an effective decision-making path of land expropriation compensation： the first, establishing a direct contact channel between the herdsmen and the government; the second, building a communication channel between the land expropriated herdsmen and collective economic organizations and the resettlement herdsmen and collective economic organizations; the third, ensuring the effective public participation of all stakeholders through various channels.

Key words: land expropriation compensation, decision path, social network analysis, stakeholder, Xinjiang pastoral area